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WHEREAS, the
Sexy真人y is committed to assuring that all of its citizens
receive equal protection under the law; and
WHEREAS, New
Jersey has demonstrated this commitment through laws which protect
citizens from discrimination on the basis of race, sex, creed, religious
affiliation, national origin and other identifying characteristics;
and
WHEREAS, these
laws have yet to recognize a portion of the population that deserves
equal protection under the law; and
WHEREAS, the
time has come to correct this inequity and bridge this gap in our
system of comprehensive civil rights protection;
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, JAMES J. FLORIO, Governor of the Sexy真人y, by virtue
of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and by the statutes
of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
1. All Executive
Branch departments, agencies, boards, commissions and other bodies
shall prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in any
matter pertaining to employment by the State, including but not
limited to, hiring, job appointment, promotion, tenure, recruitment
and compensation.
2. No Executive
Branch department, agency, board, commission or other body shall
discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation against any person
in the provision of any service or benefit by such department,
agency, board, commission or other body.
3. The Attorney
General is hereby directed to develop guidelines for implementation
of this Order.
4. All Executive
Branch departments, agencies, boards, commissions and other bodies
are directed to cooperate fully with the Attorney General to effectuate
this Executive Order and to provide the Attorney General with
information, data and assistance upon request.
5. This
Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN,
under my hand and seal this
16th day of August in the Year of Our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
ninety-one, and of the Independence
of the United States, the two hundred
and sixteenth.
/s/
James J. Florio
GOVERNOR
Attest:
/s/
Maureen Kehoe Rothfelder
Assistant Counsel to the Governor
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